Rockies Prospects: The numbers edition

A look at the numbers sorted for the top players in the organization.

By Charlie77 Aug 9, 2013, 12:00pm MDT

Thought I would try something different this week and put out an article with just the numbers in it, filtered so the reader can get a look at the top performances in the Rockies organization for the year.

Top Pitchers

One thing that stands out to me when comparing the top pitchers in the organization is how many teams these guys have played for this year. It's been a nice surprise this season to witness the aggressiveness of the front office to promote pitchers. Of course part of the reasoning for that aggressiveness is due to the excellence that the pitchers have produced on the farm. Numbers are filtered by ERA among starting pitchers.

Name	Age	Tm	G	BF	IP	GB%	HR/9	BB/9	K/9	FIP	SIERA	ERA ▴
Eddie Butler	22.25	3 Tms	23	511	127	55.2%	0.64	3.26	8.72	3.39	3.32	1.98
Antonio Senzatela	18.42	2 Tms	10	236	60	55.6%	0.15	1.2	7.35	2.58	3.15	2.25
Sam Moll	21.42	TRI	6	97	23.2	52.3%	0	3.42	8.75	2.4	3.44	2.28
Johendi Jiminian	20.67	TRI	10	230	56.1	32.2%	0.32	2.4	6.07	3.27	4.4	2.88
Jonathan Gray	21.58	2 Tms	5	74	18.1	32.7%	0	0.98	10.8	1.29	2.07	2.95
Daniel Winkler	23.33	2 Tms	23	529	134.1	38.6%	1.07	2.68	10.45	3.52	2.65	3.01
Ryan Warner	19.42	TRI	10	248	61.1	47.3%	0.44	1.76	4.55	3.61	4.5	3.08
Tyler Anderson	23.5	2 Tms	12	264	63.2	49.2%	0.99	2.69	7.92	3.86	3.62	3.25
Jayson Aquino	20.58	2 Tms	10	240	60	51.4%	0.3	1.95	7.05	2.77	3.46	3.3
Christian Bergman	25.08	TUL	22	554	138.1	46.4%	1.37	1.37	6.25	4.31	3.78	3.32
Tyler Matzek	22.67	TUL	21	502	117.1	38.8%	0.77	4.99	6.37	4.58	5.02	3.38

Strikeout Masters

This season has seen the appearance of some really good power pitchers in the organization. Some of them have been drafted, such as Jonathan Gray and Sam Moll, while others have upped their game in the swing and miss department like: Dan Winkler and Eddie Butler. Numbers are filtered by strikeouts per nine innings.

Name	Age	Tm	K/BB	AB/K	KSwing	KLook	KS/KL	K%	K	K/9 ▾
Jonathan Gray	21.58	2 Tms	11	3.18	16	6	2.67	29.7%	22	10.8
Daniel Winkler	23.33	2 Tms	3.9	3.03	127	29	4.38	29.5%	156	10.45
Sam Moll	21.42	TRI	2.56	3.83	18	5	3.6	23.7%	23	8.75
Chad Bettis	24.17	2 Tms	3.74	3.87	55	13	4.23	23.3%	71	8.75
Eddie Butler	22.25	3 Tms	2.67	3.71	112	11	10.18	24.1%	123	8.72
Joel Payamps	19.17	GJ	2.93	4.14	34	10	3.4	21.5%	44	8.55

Closers

In addition to the quality starters developing on the farm, there's been a surge in quality relievers pushing through the system. While this list leaves out guys like Ken Roberts and Scott Arrowood who have received mid-season promotions and normally work the middle innings, this group has some solid strikeout studs who can close out a game. Numbers are filtered by total saves.

Name	Age	Tm	G	ERA	IP	K/9	Sv ▾
Scott Oberg	23.25	MOD	45	2.34	42.1	10.2	25
Cole White	25.42	TUL	28	3.94	29.2	8.22	14
Rayan Gonzalez	22.67	ASH	41	3.13	46	10.96	12
Trent Daniel	22.92	TRI	14	0	14.2	9.82	12
Raul Fernandez	23	ASH	26	4.56	25.2	14.73	11

Hitters

With guys like Nolan Arenado and Corey Dickerson graduating to the major leagues, the hitting situation isn't as exciting as the pitchers in the Rockies organization. Some of the best hitters are producing in the lower levels of the minors. Tom Murphy has suddenly become in interesting prospect with his stunning promotion to Double-A and so far he's producing at that level as well. All stats are sorted by wRC+, a league adjusted stat which compares how players are performing against hitters in similar levels.

Name	Age	Tm	Iso	HR	K%	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS ▾	wRC+
Rosell Herrera	20.67	ASH	0.196	16	17%	0.357	0.435	0.553	0.988	179
Tom Murphy	22.17	2 Tms	0.294	19	25.2%	0.294	0.387	0.588	0.975	172 (191-AA)
Francisco Sosa	23.33	ASH	0.192	15	23.7%	0.317	0.396	0.509	0.905	156
Hamlet Marte	19.33	DSL ROCK	0.164	6	12.2%	0.316	0.395	0.48	0.875	156
Raimel Tapia	19.33	GJ	0.174	3	11%	0.365	0.397	0.539	0.936	137
Ryan McMahon	18.5	GJ	0.222	4	23.5%	0.302	0.399	0.524	0.923	136
Ryan Casteel	22	MOD	0.276	21	23.8%	0.28	0.357	0.556	0.913	133
Jose Briceno	20.75	2 Tms	0.223	7	17.2%	0.32	0.355	0.543	0.898	132 (116-A)
Kyle Parker	23.75	TUL	0.216	21	17.1%	0.278	0.333	0.494	0.827	131
Ben Paulsen	25.67	COL	0.235	12	25.4%	0.299	0.357	0.534	0.891	130
Jordan Patterson	21.33	GJ	0.194	7	15.4%	0.299	0.386	0.493	0.879	129

Power Ball

A look at the big boppers of the Rockies organization. A lot of these guys are a little old for their league, but a few like Tom Murphy and Rosell Herrera have provided some interesting power numbers at a premium defensive position. All numbers are filtered by total home runs.

Name	Age	Tm	G	PA	Iso	HR ▾	PA/HR
Kiel Roling	26.42	TUL	103	421	0.246	23	18.3
Kyle Parker	23.75	TUL	100	421	0.216	21	20.0
Ryan Casteel	22	MOD	91	395	0.276	21	18.8
Harold Riggins	23.25	MOD	101	413	0.232	19	21.7
Tom Murphy	22.17	2 Tms	82	349	0.294	19	18.4
Rosell Herrera	20.67	ASH	110	481	0.196	16	30.1
Derek Jones	23	ASH	92	380	0.211	15	25.3

Speed on the bases

A look at some of the top base stealing threats in the organization. We don't always talk about these players and it gives us a picture of the tools that aren't always written about, unless the player is named Billy Hamilton. It's a little surprising for me to see some power guys like: Sosa, Herrera and Trevor Story on this list. Numbers are filtered by total stolen bases.

Name	Age	Tm	PA	SB ▾	CS	SB%
Juan Ciriaco	22.92	ASH	319	42	13	76.4%
Francisco Sosa	23.33	ASH	448	28	8	77.8%
Omar Carrizales	18.42	DSL ROCK	233	23	8	74.2%
David Kandilas	22.75	MOD	356	22	5	81.5%
Matt Wessinger	22.75	ASH	456	21	10	67.7%
Kyle Von Tungeln	22.75	3 Tms	299	20	8	71.4%
Rosell Herrera	20.67	ASH	481	20	7	74.1%
Luis Jean	18.83	DSL ROCK	188	18	4	81.8%
Trevor Story	20.58	MOD	453	18	0	100%

Tweet of the week

A rod playing 3rd, batting 4th, and pleading the 5th
— Bruce Kern III (@BKern3) August 6, 2013

Twitter Pic of the week

Bucket list here. Swimming with sharks #SharkWeek pic.twitter.com/kJ0I9jiZSY
— Andrew Brown (@DrewBrownie38) August 9, 2013